Ratifying Resolution No. 5 for Separation of Grades of Certain Railroads and Certain Streets in City of South Bend

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existing approach grades as now maintained; said depression at the lowest point shall not be lower than elevation forty - nine ninety -three (49.93) as expressed in City of South Bend datum; the vertical clearance shall be a minimum at thirteen (131) feet as measured between the surface of the streets as fixed above, and the bottom of the bridge superstructure over said streets; the approach grade on said Division Street shall be an ascending grade not greater than three and twenty -five one - hundredths (3.25*) feet to each one hundred (1001) feet in an easterly and westerly direction from said superstructure, such approach grades to be extended until the present street grade of said Division Street has been intersected; the approach grade on said Walnut Street north of Division Street shall be an ascending grade not greater than three and twenty -five one- hundredths (3.251) feet to each one Hundred (1001) feet and shall be extended northerly from the superstructure until the present grade of said Walnut Street has been intersected; the approach grade on said Walnut Street south from Division Street shall be an ascending grade not greater than three and twenty - five one - hundredths (3.251) feet to each one hundred (1001) feet and shall be extended southerly from the south property line of Division Street until the present street grade of said Walnut Street has been intersected; the roadway of said Division Street beneath the superstructure shall be fifty -two (521) feet in width between curb lines with center line and curb line superstructure supports, said roadway to be located symetrically about the center line of Division Street with a width of eighty (801) feet between property lines; the roadway of said Walnut Street shall be thirty (301) feet in width between curb lines with curb line superstructure supports only, said roadway to be located symetrically about the center line of walnut Street extending northerly from Division Street with a width of forty - eight (48t) feet between property lines; the roadway of that part of said Walnut Street extending southerly from the south property line of Division Street shall be thirty (301) feet in width between curb lines,, said roadway to be located symetrically about the center line of Walnut Street extending southerly from the south property line of Division Street with a width of sixty (601) feet between property lines. (2) At the intersection of Walnut Street with the tracks of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and with the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company (Illinois Division) the surface of said Walnut Street shall be depressed nine and ninety - five one - hundredths (9.95!) feet below the average level of said street at the ends of existing approach grades as now maintained; said depression, at the lowest point, shall not be lower than elevation forty -eight sixty -six (48.66) as expressed in City of South Bend datum; the vertical clearance shall be a minimum at twelve (121) feet as measured between the surface of the street as fixed above, and the bottom of the bridge superstructure over said street; the approach grade on said °talnut Street shall be an ascending uniform grade extending northerly from the super- structure to the present south curb line of Huron Street and also an ascending uniform grade extending southerly from the super- structure to the present north curb line of Ford Street; the road- way of said'7alnut Street beneath the superstructure shall be thirty (301) feet in width between curb lines with curb line superstructure supports only; said roadway to be located symet- rically about the center line of '.walnut Street with a width of sixty (601) feet between property lines. (3) At the intersection of Division Street with the track -2-